CEO: Jonathan Brookes

Jonathan is an accomplished business leader, with nearly twenty years experience in the life science and medical device industry. He has a wide range of experience in developing, implementing, and scaling commercial laboratories and as a graduate of the North East he is keen for the world-class research in Newcastle to succeed on the global stage. He has a real enthusiasm for innovation and commercialisation and developing businesses for societal benefit.

CSO and Founder: Professor Mark Birch-Machin

Mark has many years of cosmetic industry knowledge and through decades of exceptional research on human skin ageing, is highly networked and respected within both the cosmetic and skin care sectors. He is engaged with Ageing Asia and has worked heavily with the National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) in Newcastle and is a recognised expert in his field. He has worked on boards responsible for the advertising codes in the cosmetics industry and has sat on the global advisory boards for international cosmetic companies and research councils as well as editorial boards for international peer-reviewed journals.